"Faculty and Staff Pay Tribute To Dr. Seay With Dinner Honoring Ten-Year Presidency" from Spilled Ink
Title: Faculty and Staff Pay Tribute to Dr. Seay With Dinner Honoring Ten-Year Presidency
Source: Spilled Ink
Date: November 20th, 1958
Accomplishments Of Past Prove Good Foundation For Future Plans
Summing Up Decade Of Administrative Progress Under Seay
Official files of the college show that under the Seay administration five buildings were erected: Lotte, Van Winkle, and Brotherton dormitories; the John M. Reeves Student Union Building and the William H. and Mary D. Taylor Memorial Library. Three buildings were bought and renovated: Hammond and Spence Halls are used as dormitories. The building at 514-516 Moore Street is a faculty residence.
Interiors rebuilt, remodeled, and redecorated are as follows: Little Theatre, infirmary, president's home, college swimming pool (plus filtering system installed), twenty-two bathrooms of North and South Halls.
Remodeled and redecorated interiors are the faculty residence at 525-527 Grand Avenue, the chapel, all administrative offices with the exception of the business office.
The steward's home and DuBois Hall were moved, rebuilt, remodeled, redecorated and painted.
New furniture was bought for the infirmary and DuBois Hall.
Steinway pianos have been installed throughout the music department and college, concert grand pianos purchased for college parlors and chapel, and a baby grand for Radio Station WNTI. Three-manual Moller pipe organ has been installed in the chapel.
Other major improvements made in the Seay administration are kitchen rebuilt - cafeteria installed; college parlors, corridors, redecorated and recarpeted; fire doors installed in North and South Halls, and the Administration Building; new runners installed in all corridors of North and South Halls; all floors in South Hall tiled; rooms in all dormitories redecorated.
College barn and garages were rebuilt and painted; new roofs, gutters, flashings, downspouts, and other repairs on the Administration Building, South Hall, paint shop, and gymnasium; new ceiling in chapel; old library room converted into faculty offices and classrooms.
Radio Station WNTI was added. to the college - tower and transformer house erected; a new business machines room - a new typing laboratory; latest and up-to-date equipment purchased for all academic departments.
The post office and bookstore were enlarged; a new nursery School with playground and equipment; soda fountain installed in the college grill; television sets installed in all lounges throughout the college; former sorority rooms converted into modern classrooms.
Curbs, driveways, walkways were installed throughout campus; new tennis courts and volleyball court; new hockey field; a small field house erected.
Advancements originated and continuing under President Seay's guidance are enrollment doubled with number of applications quadrupled; faculty and staff enlarged - salaries increased by 80%; Alumni Office organized with a full-time secretary - emphasis on alumni work resulting in the establishment of nine active local chapters and one National chapter. Other local chapters in the process of becoming organized. Living Endowment Program started among all alumni members; Community Chest started among students.
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